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OUR RULE IN Niiitié
General Otis Proclaims a. Pro-
visional Government.
BE THE CAPITAL.
Military Governor Will Name a Cab-
inet—Civil Governor and Advisory
Council to 'Be Elected—Munici-
pal Governments to Follow.
MANILA, July 26.—Pending congres-
sional action on the constitution for the
government of the inhabitants of the is—
land of Negros, which has been submit-
ted to President McKinley, General Otis
has p.3laimed a provisional government.
This is to be under the direction of a
military governor to be named. by the.
governor of the Philippines, with a civil
governor and advisory council to 'be
elected. "
Bacolod will be the capital. The mili-
tary governor will appoint secretaries of
the treasury, interior, agriculture and
public instruction and an attorney gen—
eral and an auditor and will exercise su-
preme executive power. The~civil gov—
ernor will advise the military governor
concerning public questions of a civil-
character and will preside over [the ad-
visory council. He will also grant com—
missions and attest the oflicial acts of the
military governor concerning civil mat.-
ters. He will draw a salary of $6,000
(Mexican) 3 year. There will Be eight
councilors. one for each of the seven dis-
tricts and one councilor at large.
All males of 21 years of age who are
able to read and write English, Spanish
or Visayan understandingly or are the
owners of $500 in realty or are the rent-
ers of $1,000 in realty and have resided
in their.respective districts one year are
qualified as voters in the elections. The
military governor will prescribe the time
and place of the elections and all other
provisions, including the registration of
The council will discharge the
ordinary legislative duties. The military
governor has the power of veto. which
will be final when approved by the gov-
ernor general at Manila. .
‘ The secretary of the treasury will per—
form the customary duties of that ofiice,
and the secretary of the interior will su-
pervise the public lands, forests, mines.
surveys and census, together with the
safeguards for the public health. The
secretary of agriculture will study to de-
velop the-resources of the island, recom-
mend improved methods of cultivation
'and introduce new products suitable to
the soil and climate. The secretary of
instruction will establish a free school
system. The duties of the attorney gen-
eral and auditor will consist of the cus-‘
tomary functions of those offices.
Municipal governments will be organ-
ized as soon as possible under the super-
vision of the military and civil govern—
ors and the advisory council. The milita—
ry governor will appoint three judges.
who will severally sit at the times and
places which the governors and the coun-
cil shall determine and will sit together
to hear appeals. The council will fix the
term, compensation and procedure. Ap-
peal may be made to the supreme court
at Manila in cases of felonies or cases in-
volving a sum exceeding $500, Mexican
money. The council and the civil govern-
or will provide inferior courts. The
schools must teach the English language.
The council will devise a system of uni-
form taxation. The military governor
will collect the customs and control the
postal service and the interisland com—
merce. The secretaries will receive $300
annually. The councilors will receive $8
a day. with mileage. The sessions of the
council are limited to 120 days. The mil- .
itary governor will settle all other ques—
tions.
Turks Will Sign. ‘
THE HAGUE, July 26.—At the ple-
nary sitting of the conference this after-
noon, in deference to Sir Julian Paunce-
fete, head of the British delegation, and
in order to secure unanimity, the Danish
delegates consented that the reference to
the landing of cables be struck out of
the list contained in article 53 of the
convention on the laws of war. Turkhan
Pasha, head of the Turkish delegation.
~ made formal adhesion to the arbitration
convention on condition that Turkey's re-
coursethereto be p i‘ely optional. It is
understood that ab ut half the powers,
including those forming the dreibund,
will sign the arbitration convention im-
mediately.
Miner’s Will to Be Contested. .
POUGHKEEI‘SIE, N. Y., July 26.—
Alexander DeVVitt died in Poughkeepsie
June 4 in supposed poverty. After his
death $52,000 in stocks and bonds was
found in a safe deposit, together with a
will bequeathing the bulk of his property
to :1 nephew, Amos Harrison of Tona~
wanda. .V'. Y., who had a short time be-
fore sent the old man a new suit of
clothes. In the surrogate‘s court here
yesterday another nephew, Dr. Frederick
H. Harrison of Chicago, gave notice that
he would contest the will, and a hearing
was set for July 31. .
Brown Will Run Again-t Goebel.
LOUISVILLE, July 26. —The an-
nouncement is made that John Young
Brown, former governor of Kentucky,
will accept the nomination for governor
in case it is offered to him by the con-
vention to be held at Lexington Aug. 2
by the Democrats who' are opposed to
the ticket headed by William Goebel.
Two Killed by Lightning.
ST. CLOUD, Minn, July 26.—James
Harren of Freeport and Agnes Herzog
of Millwood were instantly killed by
lightning yesterday at the home of Miss
Herzog- They were sitting on the porch,
when lightning struck the corner of the
house. They were engaged to be mar-
ried. '
Floods In Chile.
SANTIAGO, Chile, via Galveston, July
'26.—Reports from the southern provinces
show that great distress has been occa-
' sioned there by the extremely heavy
rainstorms which have recently prevail-
ed. Many cities are .flooded, and the
crops are Completely ruined. .
Liven Lost In a Fire.
ASHEVILLE, N. 0., July 26,4131“,
home of D. H. Knupp, at Black Moon-
tain, 18 miles east 'of Asheville, was
burned yesterday. E. Fogots an archi:
tect, and an Englishman whose name is
unknown perished.
President Hadley‘l Inauguration,
NEW HAVEN, July 26.-It is an-
nounced thét the date for t _e inaugura—
tion of President Elect Had ey has been
decided upon for Oct. 18. A committee in
perfecting elaborate arrangements.
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upon the pictures.
asoughing through the trees and vini: clad
‘notonous drip; drip, drip from the eaves
.P-ittsburg, he believes.
A SIMPLE FUNERAL.
A Few Friends Gather About the Re-
mains of Robert G. Ingersoll.
NEW’ YORK, July 26.——Funeral exer.
cises more simple than those held over
the body of Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll
yesterday there could hardly be. From
the fact of this very simplicity they were
singularly impressive. The body lay un-
cofiined on the improvised bier Upon
which it had rested since Friday in the
darkened rodm at \Valston, on the heights
of Dobbs Ferry, in which Colonel Inger-
soll passed away.
A single red rose, emblem of love,
placed on the breast by his widow, was
the only flower upon the sheet covered
body, but the. air of the room was laden
with the incense of floral tributes sent by
many friends. At the head of the bier
was a cushion of sweet peas. The man—
tel glowed with hollyhocks and poppies,
the dead man’s favorite blossoms. Other
flowers in wreaths and bouquets or scat-
tered loosely as they had been called sur-
rounded and banked the bier. Palms
and evergreens were everywhere, even
There was no music, save that of na-
ture—the mournful dirge of the wind
veranda without; the 'pitter patter of the
rain upon the window panes, and its mo-
and branches on to the sodden ground.
John'Clark Ridpath read Colonel In-
gersoll’s latest poem, “The Declaration
of the Free.” It treats of the mystery of
life and death. Colonel Ingersoll once re-
quested this poem be read at his funeral.
Major Orlando J. Smith read the same
address that Colonel Ingersoll delivered
over the remains of his brother, who died
a few years ago.
The remains will be taken to Fresh
Pond, on Long Island, today to be cre-
mated.
"AN ENORMOUS BLUNDER."
The Reciprocity Treaty Meets \Vith
Opposition In France.
PARIS, July 26.—-—The Republique
Francaise. referring to the reciprocity
treaty between France and the United
States signed at Washington Monday,
says: _ _ -
““'ashington dispatches announce the
consummation of the Franco-American
treaty. An enormous blunder, against
which we endeavored to put the govern-
ment on its guard, has then been con-
summated, and MM. Millerand and Del‘
casse have betrayed French industry and
agriculture to the United States, and in
these two branches of our national pro-
duction ruins will be heaped on ruins.
“True, the treaty has not yet been rat-
ified, and we affirm that it will not be
without discussion. Industrial and agri-
cultural associations on every side are
indeed becoming agitated, and manifold
protests are being made, and when the
chamber reassembles the government
will find itself face to face with an oppo-
sition formidably equipped with argu—
ments and which will energetically lay
bare the fatal consequences of the con—
vention which so cruelly betrays French
interests."
St. Louis Murder Mystery Cleared Up.
CINCINNATI, July 26.—Detective
Shevlin of St. Louis yesterday arrested
John Connors on a charge of murder. It
was the last arrest in a sensational mur-
der that occurred a year ago at St.
Louis. Charles A. Brant, a stenogra-
pher, was held up by three men and shot
to death. Brant married the daughter
of Colonel Harding, the millionaire
sporting man of Long Island, N. Y. The
father told her that she must leave her
husband or he would disinherit her. She
left her husband, but correspondence
showed that the young couple intended
to live together again. George Harding.
son of the millionaire, was arrested on
suspicion of having committed the crime,
but proved an alibi. Meanwhile two of
the men accused of the murder, Ed Hel-
man and Harry Morris of St. Louis, were
sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary
for burglary. One of them, it is said,
“squealed," and as a result Connors was
arrested.
Discharge Must Be “Honorable.”
WASHINGTON, July 26.—The mem-
bers of the Second Oregon at San Fran-
cisco have objected to the form of dis-
charge because it does not contain the
word “honorable?” It is said at therwar
department that there are three forms of
discharge, “honorable,” “without honor"
and “dishonorable.” If none of the words
are used, the discharge is considered in
law and by the war department as hon-
orable. It seems that in the blanks
used the word "honorable" has been left
out, but there is no objection to having
it written in if the men so desire.
Flag-man’s Body Recovered.
HIGHLAND FALLS, N.‘Y., July 26.
——The body of \Villiam \Vhite, a \Vest
Shore flagman, was found floating in the
Hudson river yesterday one mile ‘above
\Vest Point. “’hite lived at Cornwall,
and during a severe storm one night last
January both he and his shantywere
blown into the river. The body, when
recovered, was very much decomposed
and was identified only by the clothing.
A large family survives the deceased.
Negroes Kill Three Whites.
NAVASOTA, Tex., July 26.—-A riot oc-
curred Monday night at Fuqua’s store.
eight miles north of this place, in which
three white men were killed by negroes.
A crowd of negroes burned a church be-
longing to the white people. Tuck Moody,
\Vill Fuqua and V an \Vright, while try-
ing to put out the fire, were shot by a.
crowd of negroes. \Vhite men are in
pursuit of the negroes.
Bryan to Be a Delegate.
WASHINGTON, July 26,—The Post
today says: “Bryan will be a delegate to
the next Democratic national convention.
This statement was made to a Post re-
porter yesterday by Congressman Clay-
ton of Alabama, who represents his. state
upon the Democratic national committee
and who- has just returned from the
meeting of that committee in Chicago.”
Formosa Will Get Railway Outfit.
WASHINGTON. July 26.-—James Dan
vidson, United States consul at Tamsui,
in a report to the state department upon
the new railway line to be constructed,
in Formosa, says that he has been in-i
formed .by the communication depart- i
ment that the rails and bridge material
will be obtained in the United States—in ‘
Shoes to Advance.
NEW YORK, July 26.-—Representa- .
tives of big shoe concerns met yesterday, ,
and all agreed that there should be an
advance in prices of standard goods rath- i
er than a cheapening of the quality. The
shoe men say that the advance in leather '
is the cause.
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IH’E TREATY SIGNED
Reciprocity NegotiationsWitb
France Successfully Closed.
OVER TWO YEARS OF DIPLQMACY.
The Products of the United State:
Will Now Enter France on the
Same Basis as Those of Eng-
land and Germany.
WASHINGTON, July 25.——The long
pending reciprocity treaty negotiations
between the- United States and France
were brought'to a successful close at the
state department late yesterday, when
Embassador Cambon in behalf of Erance
and Commissioner Kasson in behalf of
the United States affixed their signa-
tures to the reciprocity treaty. It is by
far the most important treaty concluded
under the reciprocity provisions of the
Dingley law and the only one affecting
the trade with a large commercial nation.
The concessions granted by France em-
braced most of the articles in what is.
known as the French minimum tariff.
This comprises 644 heads, the rates be-
ing on an average about 20 per cent be-
low those in the general tariff of France.
It was found necessary, however. owing -
to protests from French agrarian inter
ests, to except from this minimum list
about 24 articles, chiefly agricultural
products. The French ministry was
obliged to pay heed to this sentiment,
and in turn M. Cambon made the excep-
tions a condition of closing the treaty. It
was on this point that the negotiations
were in doubt for several days, and it
was only by compromising on the extent
of the exceptions that an agreement was
made possible. As first presented the ex.
ceptions numbered 12, but some of these
were classes including a number of dis-
tinct items, so that in all there were a
large number of exceptions. As finally
determined upon, these exceptions Were
narrowed down to 24, and outside of
them the United States gets the benefit
of all the reductions on the French mini-
mum list.
Besides the rcduction given to this
country, the treaty is important in con-
tinuing a number of minimum rates
which would have been abolished if the
treaty had not been concluded. The most
important of these articles are petroleum
and mineral oils. At present these oils
entcr France on the minimum rate, but
had the treaty failed a rate would have
been imposed making a difference of du-
ty amounting to about $5,000.000. The
same is true as to cotton. which is one of
the chief articles of shipment from the
United States to France and enters duty
free. Had the treaty failed a heavy duty
would have been imposed upon American
cotton. The same is true of copper, rub-
ber and many classes of machinery.
France secures important concessions
on over 100 of the chief products sent by .
France to this country. The Dingley
law allows not to exceed 20 per cent re-
duction as a basis of reciprocity, but the
full 20 per cent is not allowed on all the
articles covered by the treaty. On some
of them the reduction .is 5 per cent, on
others 10, on others 15 and up to 20 per
cent. ‘
. The treaty will result in placing the
products of the United States on the
same basis in France as products of
Great Britain and Germany. At present
these countries have the minimum French
rate, while the American goods, with few
exL.;tions, have had to pay the maxi-
mum rate.
The negotiations just ended were he
gun nearly two years ago by M. Pateno-
tre, then embassador from France. When
he was succeeded by M. Cambon, the
latter took up the negotiations, and for
a time there were prospects of concluding
a treaty, but delays occurred, and in or-
der to close the matter the French au<
thorlties sent from Paris M. Char-pen.
tiere, a trade expert, as special reciproci-
ty delegate.
The [own in Fine Shape.
WASHINGTON, July 25.—The Iowa
has returned to San Francisco from Pu-
get sound, where she Was docked and re-
ceived her bilge keels. The battleship is
now in fine condition and will be held
near San Francisco until Admiral Kautz
is ready for the maneuvers he is about
to undertake. He will have a small but
effective little squadron, comprising be-
sides the Iowa probably the Newark and
Marblehead, now on their way north
from Peru; the Boston. the Philadelphia
and some others. The Potomac and Hist
have sailed from Key \Vest for Port Roy‘
:11, where the Hist is to be repaired.
Seventy Miners Entombed.
BROIVNSVILLE. Pa., July 25.—An.
explosion of gas and fire damp occurred
yesterday in the mine of the Redstone
Coal, Oil and Gas company at Grind-
stone. five miles from here, in which 70
men were entombed. Three are known
to have been killed, and it is feared that
many more are dead.‘ \Two bodies were
brought to the surface at noon, but
owing to their blackened and mutilated
condition they have not been identified.
Shortly thereafter two injured men were
rescued.
Messenger Boys Strike. ,
WILKESBARRE, Pa., July 25,—The
messenger boys employed at the Western
Union and Postal telegraph.oflices here
went on strike yesterday for an increase
of wages. The strikers intimidated the
boys engaged to take their places and in
two or three cases assaulted them. The
police were finally called upon to pre-
serve order. The managers of both offices
said they were somewhat crippled, but
would have their full complement of boys
before midnight.
Remains of Huge Lixnrd Found.
OMAHA, July 25.——The scientific ex-
pedition to the fossil fields of Wyoming
has discovered the bones of a brontosau-
run. This is a huge lizard, a genus of
the American dinosaur of the Jurassic
period. It is thought this is one of the
companions of the one discovered in Wy-
oming and restored in 1891 by Professor
0. M. Marsh. If such is the fact, this
tglreat Begum 1must have been in life more
an 7 eet ong and weiGhed
80,000 pounds. a upward Of
Kruger Denies Resignation.
PARIS, July 25.—Dispatches received
here from Pretoria say that the absence
of President Kruger from the meeting of
the executive council yesterday gave cur-
rency to ‘a report that he had resigned
owmg to differences betWeen himself and
members of the volksraad. President
Kruger when seen last night in regard to
the matter denied these rumors, stating
positively that they were without mun--
dation.
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«THE BOUNDARY. QUESTION.
The Situation Somewhat Relieved.
Oflicial Negotiations Friendly.
WASHINGTON, July 26.—The acute‘
ness of the Alaskan boundary situation
has been so m'uch relieved as a result of
the conferences between Secretary Hay
and the British charge, .Mr. Tower, that
those who have taken most active part in
the negotiations feel they can leave the
city for a summer vacation. Mr. Hay
will go within a few days, and Mr. Tower
leaves tonight for Newport, where he
will establish the British embassy for
the rest of the summer. ’
One of the effects of renewing direct
negotiations in \Vashington is to estab-
lish that the Anglo-American commission
cannot reassemble in Quebec on Aug. 2.
That date is only a week Off, and as yet
Great Britain has not named a commis-
Sioner to take the place of the late Lord
Herscheli. The purpose now is to secure
some mode of settling the boundary ques-
tion and thus clear the way for a meet-
‘mg of the commission late in the fall.
The strong language used by Sir VVil-
frid Laurier and Sir Charles Tupper has
not found expression in the official nego—
tiations, which are proceeding with every
outward evidence of good will.
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Mr. Root consulted Secretary Alger .~
about war department affairs in VVash-
ington. . '
A Cuban baseball team arrived on the
steamer Mexico, to tour a few months in
this country.
Lloyd Tevis,’ former president of the
\Vells-Fargo Express company, died at
San Francisco. '
Scenes of great disorder marked the
anti-Goebel Democratic convention at
Bowling Green, Ky.
The Shamrock left Rothesay bay for
Grcenock to complete fitting out for her
voyage across the Atlantic.
The various conventions of the peace
conference will remain open to the signa-
tures of the powers until Dec. 31, 1899.
General Brooke, it was said in Wash-
ington. will soon be relieved of his com-
mand in Cuba and he succeeded by Gen-
eral \Vood. .
French General Disgraced.
PARIS, July 26.—At a meeting of the
French cabinet yesterday General de Ne-
grier was disgraced. The decree order-
ing his degradation is dated July 25. It
relieves General de Negrier of his func-
tions as a member of the supreme coun—
cil of war. Among his duties was that
of inspector of four army corps. It ap-
pears that in the course of a recent tour
of inspection he addressed to the com-
manders of the corps a verbal communi-
cation violently censuring the govern—
ment for its failure to defend the army
and declaring that if the government re-
fused to interfere they themselves must
act in self defense. General de Negrier
invited the commanders to transmit the
communication to all generals and offi—
cers.
Must Vacate Indian Lands.
WASHINGTON, July 26.—The de-
cision of Secretary Hitchcock, now made
public, closes the controversy over the
proposed ejectment of the intruders from
the Cass Lake Indian reservation lands.
Senator Nelson, who subsequently left
for Norway for the first time since he
left the land of his birth, was present
when the announcement was made and
expressed his satisfaction. This places
the 355 acres of land open to all for pur-
chase. The half section will be adver-
tised for 60 days and probably 15 days
more allowed before the sale, when the
intruders must take their chances in the
purchase of the lands or remove from
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Providence Merchants Duped.
PROVIDENCE, July 26.—Two men
about 35 years old, dressed in good busi-
ness attire, worked a number of mer-
chants in this city Saturday night with
checks drawn on fictitious corporations.
The checks were for small amounts and
wer _counter checks of the National
Exc ange' bank. About 18 have been
heard of. and others are expected. The
checks were all for $12 and $13 and
were passed by the two men in payfidnt
for articles at various stores. While the
checks were drawn on corporations that
do not exist the fact did not enter the
minds of most of the merchants.
President Leaves Today.
W'ASHINGTON, July 2G.—~A number
night to say goodby to the president and
Mrs. McKinley, who leave today for an
indefinite stay at Lake Champlain. They
included Mrs. Alger, Comptroller and
Mrs. Dawes, Major and Mrs. Rand, Sec-
retary Hitchcock. Dr. J. C. Boyd of the
navy and Dr. Rixey.
A Quiet Day For Dewey.
TRIEST, July 26.—Admiral Dewey
yesterday entertained Mr. Frederick W.
Hossfeld, the United States consul here,_
and a number of other Americans at a
concert given on the Olympia by the
ship’s band. Admiral Dewey did not
leave the ship. He will sail about Aug.
1 for Naples.
To Be Sold For Flood Sufferers.
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Captain Glenn Reports Results I
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Sushitna River Navigable For 135!
Miles—Its Valley Contains Much
Arable Land \Vliich May Be
Cultivated Profitably.
WASHINGTON, July 26.—Assistant
Secretary of War Meiklejohn hasreceiv-
ed the following communication from
Captain Edwin T. Glenn, commanding
the Cook’s inlet exploring expedition in
Alaska:
“I started with the steamship Du~
chesne from Ladd’s station, Cook’s inlet,
Alaska, for the first trip up the Sushitna
river. My objective point was Indian
creek, which is a tributary of the Middle
Fork that enters the same from the
north or west about 37 miles from the
forks of the main stream.
“I had on board as far as the Sushitna
station a detachment of 12 men, 20
horses and rations for same up to and
including Oct. 31, 1899. ‘
“On account of the low stage of the
water I dropped off a portion of the out-
fit at this place and proceeded with the
remainder on the afternoon of the 17th
inst. up the river.
“On the morning of the 20th inst. I
reached a point on the Middle Fork of
the Sushitna river about 15 miles below
Indian creek, where I discharged the de-
tachment. I did not proceed farther with
the steamer because at this place I found
the river so thickly studded with large
bowlders that navigation of the stream
at the then extremely low stage of the
water was too perilous to warrant my
doing so. ,
“As a result of this trip I feel satisfied
in stating that the Sushitna river is nav-
igable for a distance of 135 miles near-
ly, which means practically a distance of
160 to .165 miles due north from Tyoo-
nak or the north foreland of Cook’s inlet.
The only boat that can be used for navi-
gating the river is a light draft stern
wheeler with sufficient power to propel
her at the rate of.13 to 15 knots per
hour.
“The results of this experimental trip
are certain to be of great benefit to this
section of Alaska, and probably of great
benefit to the entire territory. The lat-
ter in case I succeed in finding an over-
land trail from the head of navigation of
the river to the Tanana river and Circle
City, which I have every reason to be-
lieve from present information I will sue-
ceed in finding. This trail not only will
be available during the season of naviga-
tion, but will be available for winter use
as well, because the Tanana Indians as
well as the Skittig Nation Indians locat-
ed at the head of the Sushitna ‘river
make use of it in bringing their furs
down to market during the winter or
closed season.
“It will be of value to this section of
Alaska because, first, the valley of the
Sushitna river is very wide and contains
‘ a large amount of arable land, which the!
season in this portion of Alaska permits
the cultivation of with a profit to the
producer whenever there is a market for
his products; second, because it is now
known that the section of the country
near the head of navigation, together
with the range of the foothills lying be-
tween the Sushitna 31nd Natanuska rivers
and between the head of navigation and
tidewater, with the small amount of
prospecting already. undertaken there,
contains gold in paying quantities. This
old, in so far as present information
goes, has been found in placer'ground on-
ly, yet I have personally seen gold that
I knew came from the section of country
mentioned of sufficient coarseness and
quantity to indicate to my mind clearly
that it will be when developed one of the
best mineral producing sections of this
portion of Alaska.
“The health of the command has been
excellent up to date and barring a few
minor articles well supplied for the work '
to be undertaken.”
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Many Connterfeiters Arrested.
WASHINGTON. July 26.—The thirty-
fourth annual report of the secret service
division. submitted to Secretary Gage by
Chief W'ilkie, shows that during the fis-
' cal year ended June 30, 1899, there were
arrested for making or passing counter-
of friends called at the IVhite House last i felt money and kindred crimes 679 per-
sons. \Of those 218 were convicted, and
- 293 are awaiting action of the courts.
:The acquittals were less than 24 per
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cent. Of 79 cases undetermined at the '
close of the previous year 64 were con-
victed. New York state led the year's
record with 98 cases. Pennsylvania had
77. Missouri 59. Indiana 41, Illinois 35
and so on down to one each for South
Dakota, Idaho and Mississippi. Neither
Vermont, New Hampshire nor Rhode Is~
land had a case. . .-..
A Pig Iron Famine.
CLEVELAND, July 26.4-The pig iron
famine that was predicted several weeks
ago appears to have materialized. The
brokers in this city say the dealers are not
trying to sell iron for shipment before
NEW ORLEANS, July 26.—A bale of . the first of January next, and none is to
new Texas cotton, classed strict mid-
dling. 11,43 inch staple, has been shipped
by H.‘ & B. Beer to the president of
the New York Cotton Exchange, to be
sold for the benefit of the Texas flood
sufferers.
German Minister In New York.
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man minister, Mr. von Munn, has gone '
to New Yorlr t; greet Baron Heyking,
late German minister to China, who is on
his way home from Peking. Baron Hey-
king has come by way of Victoria and
Montreal and will take the steamer
Lahn from New York today.
San Frdncisco Contributions.
WASHINGTON, July 25.——United
States Treasurer Roberts, as treasurer of
the Dewey home fund, yesterday receiv-
ed through the San Francisco Examiner
contributions amounting to $1,513, mab
ing the total to date $16,518.
Japanese-Chilton; alliance.
SHANGHAI, July 25.—-The reports
regarding a Japanese-Chinese alliance,
which have been persistently denied for
some time, have now assumed definite
form and are causing great excitement
in Russian circles.
. Switchmnn Killed. .
SYRACUSE, July 25.—-—James Grifin,
a switchman‘employed in the New York
Central yards for 30 years, fell on the
rails while at work yesterday afternoon
and was instantly killed by a car‘ passing
over his body.
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he had for shipment sooner than Sept. 1.
There 'will be a long period at the end of
the year, it is predicted, when there will
be nothing but contract iron. A large
percentage of the manufacturers, the
per cent being placed as high as ~10, are
depending entirely upon wild iron, and it
is said that most of these will have to
close down.
lce May Block the Peary Relief.
ST. JOHN’S. N. 17., July 25.—The
mail steamer Labrador, Captain Dawes,
from the Labrador coast, has arrived
here. She reports an immense body of
ice along the northern part of that coast,
which will probably seriously impede the
northern progress of the Peary relief
steamer Diana, which started on Friday
last. It is expected here that the unfa-
vorable ice conditions will prevent the
steamer from reaching a far northern
latitude.
Fir-t Chine-e Pensioner.
WASHINGTON, July 26.—Ah Yd of
Shanghai, a landsman who enlisted in
the navy in 1884 and was formerly at-
tached to Dewey’s flagship, the Olymgia,
has been granted a pension of $3 a
He has the dis-
tinction of being uthe first Chinese pen-
sioner of this government.
, Horse Thief Escapes. _
ALBION. N. Y., July 26.—~—William
' Weider, who was rearrested at Auburn
prison Ma, 18 on completing a three
ye rs’ sentence for horse stealing, has
ea sped fromjail. Weider‘hu a record
of 27 horse thefts. . .
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
Not Wise to Grant the Desired Boo.
Now—Rainy Season Has. Begun.
HAVANA, July 25.—The merchants
of Havana say regarding President Mc-
Kinley’s supposed intention to recom-
mend an independent form of govern-
ment for. Cuba that congress would hard-
1y sanction such a step without having a.
' report from a special commission of its
own sent here to examine and investigate
thoroughly the existing conditions, and
they feel confident that after such an im—
partial investigation the commission
would not hesitate to advise delay.
The opinion is generally expressed
.that the Withdrawal of the American
troops at present would prove the signal
for pandemonium to break loose. Many
claim that it has been particularly notice-
able for the past three months that the
military governors no longer make public
speeches declaring themselves in favor of
the idea of turning the island over to the
‘Cubans immediately. They refer partic-
ularly to the speech at the Santiago cele-
bration banquet in Matanzas by General
“'ilson, military governor of the Matan-
~zas-Santa Clara department.» in the
course of which he told the0 Cubans, if
the reports telegraphed are correct, that
they now had independence.
The rainy season having begun in ear-
nest, General Ludlow has issued instruc-
tions to his command saying that, though
he is satisfied with the existing condi-
tions and arrangements, he thinks that
extra care may be beneficial. He directs
that absolute cleanliness be observed,
that drains be kept open and cleaned by
flushing and disinfecting and that lime
shall be kept on hand to be used by the
soldiers in the general monthly cleaning.
He directs that the clothing of the men
shall be changed regularly and that a
daily bath shall be made compulsory for
each man. .
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Mrs. Catherine Dillon, aged 106, died
at Bristol, 1 a. .
Havana’s health report for the past
two weeks was the most favorable ever
known.
Telegraph messenger boys in the down
town district of New York city went on
strike yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Love Lawless, once a sweet-
heart of Abraham Lincoln, died in Lex-
ington, Ky.. aged 86.
Forty persons were struck by lightning
at Berlin Sunday. Three were killed-
and 27 severely injured.‘
The St. James Gazette deprecated the
talk of war over the Alaskan boundary
indulged in by Canadians.
It was stated in Washington that one
of Secretary Root’s first duties will be
the consideration of a plan of government
for Cuba.
Between 5,000 and 7,000 New York
coatmakers quit work on a demand for a
ten hour work day and an increased
wage scale.
Four Young Ladies Drowned.
W'ELLINGTON, Kan, July 25,—Ed-
na Curtis, Millie Ditrick and Inez and
Mabel Neal, aged from 16 to 13 years,
daughters of prominent Caldwell citizens,
were drowned at Drury, a fishing and
bathing resort six miles east of Cald-
well, yesterday. The girls, in company
with a number of others, were bathing in
the river. One of them went in beyond
her depth and, being unable to swim,
cried for help. The others went to the
rescue, and all were drowned.
To Take Cuba’s Census.
WASHINGTON, July 25.——Senor Que-
sada and Mr. Horatio S. Rubens had a
conference yesterday with the president
concerning the proposed census of Cuba.
They arranged for a visit to 'Washington
next week on the part of the officials
who are to make the enumeration of the
Cuban people. They will then confer
with 'Census Director Merriam and
Senor Quesada on the methods to be pur-
sued. The object of the conference is to
secure uniformity.
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The Brooklyn Strike. “-2.1
NEW YORK, July 25.—Police Magis-
trate J aéob Brenner has discharged from
custody in» the Adams street court,
Bi‘ooklyn borough, the 21 men arrested
for the alleged dynamite scheme to blow
up the elevated railroad structure at
Fifth avenue and Thirty-sixth street
last week. Mr. Rossiter admits that the
company is in urgent, need of 400 men
for its extra list. He has promised to
reinstate the most unoffending of the old
hands.
To Give the Horses Rest. -
\VASHINGTON, July 25.—-It is the
intention of the war department to send
all cavalry horses for the Philippines by
way of Unalaska and Nagasaki so that
they may be taken off the 1‘ships at both
these places and given rest during the
long voyage. ,
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Br‘ukeman Loses Both Legs. -
ROCHESTER, July 25.—Charles H.
Cofiin, a Central brakeman, fell from a
freight train passing through East Roch-
ester yards about 2 o’clock yesterday
morning, and both legs were cut off just
above the knees. His condition is cfit-
ical.
Randolph (feats Fourteen Years.
VVASl-IINGTON, July 25.—Minister
Hart, at Bogota, has telegraphed the de‘
partment of state that Rahdolph, the
American charged with murder, has been
sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment,
which is the same sente e imposed as
the result of a previous trial, and an ap‘
peal will be taken.
('0 nescue‘ ma’m‘ffnton‘Trail 'VIcti-ms.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-—The cabi-
net hal considered an appeal from Fort
Wrangel, Alaska, for help for 40 desti—
tute miner's arriving there over the Ed-
monton trail. The government advi '
reported that over 100 more cases w e
to follow, and while there» is no specific
appropriation that will cover the case,
the result of the discussion was that
means will be provided by the govern-
ment to get them to their homes.
Recruits Keep Coming.
WASHINGTON, July 26.—-Colonel
Ward, in charge of the recruiting in th
department of the adjutant general’s o .
fic'e, reports that the total enrollment of -
recruits for the volunteer army, not in-
cluding yesterday’s recruiting, amounts
to 4,792 men, being about one-third of '
the entire number required. The number
of recruits enrolled Monday was 525.
Peace Restored nt Pretoria.
.PRETORIA, July 26.—Amicablc rela-
tions between the volksraad and Presi—
dent Kruger have been restored. The
conspiracy case against ex‘British offi-
cers.’ has been withdrawn, ”and the rec
mainingprisoners were released. ‘
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